Table 3.
Demographic, Clinical, and Symptom Characteristics of the Patients in the Evening Energy Analysis (n=1332)
| Demographic Characteristics | |
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| Age (years; mean (SD)) | 57.16 (12.39) |
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| Gender (% female (n)) | 77.9 (1038) |
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| Ethnicity (% (n)) | |
| White | 69.4 (925) |
| Black | 9.9 (132) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 9.6 (128) |
| Hispanic/Mixed/Other | 11.0 (147) |
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| Education (years; mean (SD)) | 16.18 (2.99) |
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| Married or partnered (% yes (n)) | 65.0 (866) |
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| Lives alone (% yes (n)) | 21.2 (283) |
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| Currently employed (% yes (n)) | 34.8 (463) |
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| Child care responsibilities (% yes (n)) | 21.7 (289) |
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| Income (% yes (n)) | |
| Less than $30,000 | 18.4 (219) |
| $30,000 to <$70,000 | 21.1 (252) |
| $70,000 to < $100,000 | 16.9 (202) |
| More than $100,000 | 43.5 (519) |
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| Clinical Characteristics | |
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| Number of comorbidities (mean (SD)) | 2.40 (1.43) |
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| Self-administered Comorbidity Questionnaire score (mean (SD)) | 5.47 (3.20) |
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| Body mass index (kg/m2; mean (SD)) | 26.17 (5.63) |
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| Hemoglobin (gm/dL; mean (SD)) | 11.54 (1.43) |
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| Karnofsky Performance Status score (mean (SD)) | 80.00 (12.39) |
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| Have you ever considered yourself a smoker (% yes (n)) | 34.8 (463) |
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| Exercise on a regular basis (% yes (n)) | 71.5 (952) |
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| Specific comorbidities reported (% yes (n)) | |
| High blood pressure | 30.1 (401) |
| Back pain | 25.8 (343) |
| Depression | 19.3 (257) |
| Osteoarthritis | 12.0 (160) |
| Anemia or blood disease | 12.3 (164) |
| Lung disease | 11.3 (151) |
| Diabetes | 8.9 (119) |
| Liver disease | 6.5 (86) |
| Heart disease | 5.6 (75) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 3.1 (41) |
| Ulcer or stomach disease | 4.9 (65) |
| Kidney disease | 1.4 (19) |
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| Cancer diagnosis (% yes (n)) | |
| Breast | 40.4 (538) |
| Gastrointestinal | 30.4 (405) |
| Gynecological | 17.4 (232) |
| Lung | 11.8 (157) |
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| Time since cancer diagnosis (years; mean (SD)) | 1.97 (3.87) |
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| Time since cancer diagnosis (years; median) | 1.97 (0.42) |
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| Any prior cancer treatments (% yes (n)) | 75.7 (1008) |
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| Number prior cancer treatments (mean (SD)) | 1.59 (1.50) |
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| Chemotherapy cycle length (% (n)) | |
| 14 days | 41.7 (556) |
| 21 days | 51.0 (679) |
| 28 days | 7.3 (97) |
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| Presence of metastatic disease (% yes (n)) | 67.0 (893) |
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| Number of metastatic sites including lymph node involvement (mean (SD)) | 1.24 (1.23) |
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| Number of metastatic sites excluding lymph node involvement (mean (SD)) | 0.78 (1.05) |
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| Symptom Characteristics at Enrollment | |
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| Lee Fatigue Scale: evening fatigue score (mean (SD)) | 5.33 (2.15) |
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| Lee Fatigue Scale: morning fatigue score (mean (SD)) | 3.13 (2.25) |
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| Lee Fatigue Scale: evening energy score (mean (SD)) | 3.54 (2.04) |
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| Lee Fatigue Scale: morning energy score (mean (SD)) | 4.40 (2.25) |
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| Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale score (mean (SD)) | 12.97 (9.77) |
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| General Sleep Disturbance Scale score (mean (SD)) | 52.59 (20.19) |
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| Trait Anxiety score (mean (SD)) | 35.15 (10.39) |
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| State Anxiety score (mean (SD)) | 33.98 (12.33) |
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| Attentional Function Index score (mean (SD)) | 6.38 (1.82) |
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| Pain present (% yes (n)) | 72.8 (970) |
Abbreviations: gm/dL = grams per deciliter; kg/m2 = kilograms per meters squared; SD = standard deviation; RT = radiation therapy.